What wisdom can we garner from how these 33 miners -- with no formal expertise, with no degrees in political science, organizational psychology, or conflict resolution -- spontaneously generated a method of collective decision-making and the ability to control and self-regulate their instincts and appetites?

A major reason for the recent crisis was the belief that evolved in the exuberant economic climate beforehand, where free markets can self-regulate and that the purpose of business is purely to make a profit.

The Association of Critical Care Transport, one of several industry trade groups, called for members to commit to the full range of NTSB recommendations, saying that "clearly, the abilities of the industry to self-regulate and the voluntary adoption of improvements have been proven unsuccessful."